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5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

  • cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • urban development
The DistritoTec project in Monterrey, Mexico is drawing people back to a denser, safer and livable inner city. Photo by Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • urban development
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Research points to a new way to save peatland that benefits communities while preventing forest fires

  • Desa
  • emisi gas rumah kaca
  • iklim
  • kebakaran hutan Indonesia
  • perubahan iklim
Menerapkani kawasan ekonomi gambut berbasis ekologi atau SPEZ cegah karhutla dan menjamin ekonomi masyarakat.
  • Desa
  • emisi gas rumah kaca
  • iklim
  • kebakaran hutan Indonesia
  • perubahan iklim

Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • urban development
Departments that work together on projects and use natural infrastructure, like the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore, can achieve a variety of benefits. Photo by Stefano/Flickr.
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable cities initiative
  • urban development

4 Benefits of Participatory Tree Mapping for Jakarta's Development

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • green infrastructure
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities
Pepohonan di tengah kota Jakarta. Kredit foto: ssopian88/pixabay
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • green infrastructure
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities

Biking Provides a Critical Lifeline During the Coronavirus Crisis

  • coronavirus
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport
An emergency bike lane in Bogotá, Colombia, March 2020. Photo by Gabriel Leonardo Guerrero Bermudez/iStock
  • coronavirus
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport

Combating the Coronavirus Without Clean Water

  • water
  • water risk
About 3 billion people lack access to basic handwashing facilities in their homes. Photo by Rupert Taylor-Price/Flickr
  • water
  • water risk

'Picking Up Sinking Wood': Indigenous Villages and Reality

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  • indigenous people
The laws and regulations on recognition of indigenous communities and their right to land is deemed to fail without the buy-in from the communities themselves. Photo credit: Mario Munthe for WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people

3 Things to Consider Before Moving Indonesia's Capital from Jakarta

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • water risk
Jakarta skyline. Flickr/Alex Hanoko
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  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • water risk

3 Main Causes of Floods in Indonesia and How to Prevent Them

  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • deforestation
  • water
  • water risk
Sekitar 640.000 orang di Indonesia terdampak bencana banjir setiap tahunnya. Kredit foto: Pinot Dita/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • deforestation
  • water
  • water risk

Why Private Forests Should Not Be Neglected

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Into the wild: Subayang River, which parts the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Sanctuary, has seen numerous conflicts of interests between forest administrators and local stakeholders. (The Jakarta Post/Tarko Sudiarno)
  • forest
  • indigenous people

The Vision of Social Forestry in South Sumatera

  • indigenous people
Presiden Joko Widodo menyerahkan sertifikat hak atas tanah kepada masyarakat di berbagai provinsi. Kredit foto: Sekretaris Kabinet RI
  • indigenous people

Quo Vadis Social Forestry

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  • indigenous people
Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Siti Nurbaya memberikan sambutan dalam penyerahan SK Perhutanan Sosial di Taman Wisata Alam Punti Kayu, Palembang. Kredit foto: WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people
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Taking Stock of Indonesia’s Progress

  • climatewatchindonesia
  • climate change
  • forests
  • greenhouse gas emissions
Pontianak traffic near Kapuas bridge in West Kalimantan, Indonesia / Credit: Ramadian Bachtia/CIFOR
  • climatewatchindonesia
  • climate change
  • forests
  • greenhouse gas emissions
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Tracking Water Stress and Female Agricultural Holders

  • water risk
  • water
  • gender
  • water risk
  • water
  • gender
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By the Numbers: The Value of Tropical Forests in the Climate Change Equation

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  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • forests
Community groups visit a site of tree clearing in Riau, Indonesia. Flickr/WRI
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • forests
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Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?

  • sustainable cities
Minha Casa, Minha Vida affordable housing project in Brazil. Photo by Paulomedford/Wikimedia Commons
  • sustainable cities
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A man canoeing in Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Flickr/Julien Harneis
  • climate change
  • forest
  • indigenous people